Dr. Victor Siegel - Blog

You've been Smiled! by Dr. Victor Siegel and Staff in honor of World Smile Day, created by Harvey Ball in 1999. Mr. Ball was a commercial artist who developed the smiley face symbol universally used today. The idea behind World Smile Day was to have one day in which the smiley face, whose meaning had become lost in over-commercialization, would stand for kindness and goodness in people as originally intended. So please pass on an act of kindness today in honor of World Smile Day. If you would like to recognize someone else's special kindness, please honor them on our facebook page at

As summer gives way to fall, it's time to think football, warmer clothes and leftover insurance benefits. Ok, maybe you'vealreadybeen to your favorite high school, college or NFL team season opener, and maybe you even made theswitch to fallin your closet, but many people are still unaware that the end of the year also signals the expiration of their dental benefits and money in their flexible spending plans.

If you have not used all of your allocated dental insurance, it will not carry over to 2012. Monies in flexible spending plans work much the same way, but generally must also be used by December 31 or anything left in the account will be lost. So if you have any treatment previously diagnosed by D

Many people avoid going to the dentist for a variety of reasons. A large portion of the population is afraid of the dentist, many are concerned about the cost, finding time in our busy lives is an issue for some people, and many others simply are unaware of the value of seeing a dentist on a regular basis. But did you realize that by maintaining regular preventative hygiene visits with your dentist you will not only continue to keep your teeth and gums healthy, but you will also allow your dentist to watch out for several other medical issues that are related to the health of your mouth?At each visit, your dentist is looking for signs of heart disease, oral cancer, nutritional deficiencies and diabetes. If you have avoided the dentist for any reason, contact Dr. Victor Siegel today and he can show you the connection between your healthy smile and your healthy body!

The Washington, DC area has always been unique. The capital city of our nation stretches into several neighboring states into one complex metropolitan area and is known for its diversity, history and culture among other things. But one thing that has never been associated with this area is earthquakes. Today that all changed. As an earthquake measuring 5.9 hit just south of Washington, we suddenly have something new to talk about. So long, Snowmageddon! The office of Dr. Victor Siegel had to evacuate briefly during the earthquake, however everything is back to normal. We all hope that our patients and friends survived without harm. Please drop us a note on our Facebook p